by Rachael Gilbert | Blog
When I speak and counsel on the topic of body image I see two common themes….shame and pride. Let’s chat briefly about shame in the area of body image. As a Christian counselor, I like to start by searching the Bible to see what God has to say about a topic. I...
by Rachael Gilbert | Blog
It was official, I could no longer see my ankles. I had entered my final trimester of pregnancy and due to my pre-eclampsia, everything from my eyelids down to my pinky toes looked as though I had been stung by a sea of bees. I had no interest in moving my body, but...
by Rachael Gilbert | Blog, Podcast
*I have permission to share this story from my daughter* A few years ago we were homeschooling and during math my daughter became angry. There were some yelling and a lot of tears (both from her and myself). I was just starting graduate school to become a therapist...
by Rachael Gilbert | Blog
I haven’t always been a numbers girl. In fact, when I was in middle school, I was failing math so miserably that my older sister had to tutor me every day after school. Something clicked in that season in regard to numbers and I went on to become a state champion in...
by Rachael Gilbert | Blog, Podcast
This week on talk therapy we are digging into the art of listening. While it is true that some people are more natural listeners than others, it is is still an art that we all must work on in order to have thriving relationships and meaningful conversations. Today we...
by Rachael Gilbert | Blog
I am in a class this summer called “Counseling Diverse Populations” and this past week in my textbook one of the chapters was called, “White racial identity development: therapeutic implications”. Before I started this course, I didn’t think I had a problem with...
